Tag: Human rights

The Department of Justice has earlier filed charges against 16 RMP workers, including five nuns, for allegedly diverting funds to rebels

A project meant to help restore a major river in Aparri has wreaked havoc on the livelihood of local fisherfolk

The pending bills on Magna Carta for Filipino Seafarers seek to institutionalize mechanisms to address harassment and bullying while on board the vessel

Fifty years ago, on Sept. 21, 1972, Ferdinand Marcos Sr. declared martial law, imposing a military dictatorship

HRW said “extrajudicial killings” in the Philippine government’s “war on drugs” still occur on a regular basis

“The order is a step forward in finding the missing activists,” said Aglipayan priest Dionito Cabillas of the Isaiah Ministry

Rights groups in the country are set to hold protest actions to mark the 50th year of the declaration of martial law on Sept. 21, 1972

HRW found no compelling evidence that the Philippine government was seriously investigating the killings

In many parts of conservative, deeply patriarchal Pakistan, women live under a strict system of so-called honor

The Religious Discernment Group said that accusing the Rural Missionaries of the Philippines of financing terrorists is “simply ridiculous”